The Kalevala is one of the few greatest monuments of human Knowledge that have survived to this day. This is the concentrated wisdom of the northern peoples, embodied in the epic. Reading it and understanding it means learning the code of existence of our ancestors. Lönnrot's Kalevala is only 150 years old. Over the years it has been translated into 45 languages. But, according to researchers, this work is at least 4000 years old and existed long before the formation of the Karelian and Finnish people. It is the land of Karelia that we are grateful for preserving this greatest heritage of our ancestors. This publication is a new translation of a truly immortal work, made in modern Russian literary language. Unlike previous translations, which retain their significance today, this one more accurately conveys the content of the epic and is closer to the original in the sound of the poetic line. The publication is timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the first publication of the final version of the epic. Due to the increased interest in the book and numerous requests for it, the publishing house decided to release the second edition of the collection.